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Disrupters disruptedeconomist.com
PARTYING like it’s 1999 might be unwise, but venture capitalists have reason to open a few bottles of Dom Pérignon. In the first three months of the year American... - postgresql.org
- alexonlinux.com
- news.ycombinator.com
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Squarepusher • ‘Stor Eiglass’ • YouTube 360youtube.com
Squarepusher’s ‘Stor Eiglass – a VR experience from Marshmallow Laser Feast, Rob Pybus & Blue Zoo. For the fully immersive complete virtual reality experienc... -
Medicine Hat becomes the first city in Canada to eliminate homelessnesscbc.ca
After several years of work, now no one in the city goes more than 10 days without a permanent place to live. The mayor — who began as a skeptic — explains how they did it. - blog.etherpad.org
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How to Turn a Stadium Full of People into Thousands of Pixelspriceonomics.com
In a card stunt, thousands of audience members raise squares of colored paper over their heads, each a pixel in a giant multi-coloured image. Here's how that's done. - cabinetmagazine.org
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How famous people rate Google Play Store appstxti.es
PS! You have to be logged in to your Google Account to see these pages. Larry Page https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=106189723444098348646 Probably plays Ingress, otherwise dull profile.... - noncombatant.org
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This technology could prevent train crashes. So what are railroads waiting for?latimes.com
The crash of a Metrolink passenger train in California seven years ago that killed 25 people was caused by a devastating human error — the engineer missed a stop signal while texting on his cellphone — and Congress ordered a technol... -
Many of the NSA's Loudest Defenders Have Financial Ties to NSA Contractors - The Interceptfirstlook.org
With the debate over NSA surveillance at a critical juncture, it’s worth examining how money flows from the spy agency to contractors and to some of the NSA’s loudest defenders. -
The Future of Electric Vehicles Is Golf Carts, Not Teslahbr.org
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Tiny diamonds wrapped in graphene get rid of frictionarstechnica.com
Act like ball bearings to create a state called "superlubricity." - rhiever.github.io
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A Room with the Lowest Magnetic Field in the Solar Systemspectrum.ieee.org
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GoPro CEO’s promise to a college friend just cost him $229 millionfortune.com
Woodman was handing back shares as part of an agreement he struck with his college roommate. -
Airbnb rentals cut deep into SF housing stock, report sayssfexaminer.com
San Francisco is once again debating how best to regulate short-term rental websites like Airbnb, after a law legalizing the practice went into effect less...